Pharmacy First: what you need to know
Getting the most from your pharmacist
Pharmacy First offers you and your family the chance to get treatment for seven common conditions from pharmacies instead of GPs.
Pharmacists are limited to treating certain age groups for each of the seven conditions, and in one case, only women:
- sinusitis (for patients aged 12 years and over only)
- sore throat (aged 5+)
- earache (aged 1 year-17)
- infected insect bite (aged 1 year+)
- impetigo (aged 1 year +)
- shingles (aged 18 years+)
- uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women (aged 16-64 years)
People can self-refer or be referred from the 111 service or their GP. Pharmacists can also initiate consultations on the spot.
